On April 11, 1963, John XXIII issued the encyclical Pacem in Terris, a powerful call for a world in which there were neither victims nor executioners that cemented the Pontiff’s reputation as “Good ...

Pope St. John XXIII, who dedicated the last days of his life to cry out for an end to the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the famous 1963 encyclical Pacem in Terris, has been named the patron ...

This past Saturday, while covering the Synod on Synodality in Rome, one of America’s executive editors Sebastian Gomes sent a photo of the tomb of Pope St. John XXIII to our staff, letting us know ...

VATICAN CITY -- Admirers of John XXIII stood in line for hours in St. Peter's Square yesterday for a close look at his new, see-through coffin, part of a tribute to the "good pope" ordered by the ...

One of the few people who had such a great impact on the 20th century was Pope John XXIII, but he avoided the limelight as much as he could. His humility was one of his most remarkable qualities. Pope ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday cleared two of the 20th century's most influential popes to become saints, approving a second miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican ...